The LA Galaxy have sold U.S. men's national team center back Omar Gonzalez to Liga MX club Pachuca for an undisclosed transfer fee, the club announced Tuesday.

Gonzalez won three MLS Cups with the Galaxy and was named to MLS Best XI four times after joining the club out of the University of Maryland in 2009. He also won MLS Rookie of the Year and Defender of the Year honors before going on to be on Jurgen Klinsmann's 2014 USA World Cup roster.

Gonzalez was one of three Galaxy Designated Players last season until the league introduced Targeted Allocation Money, which allowed LA to pay down his budget charge and sign Mexico international Giovani Dos Santos as the team's third Designated Player.